Southeast Missouri State UniversityTM

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Fast Facts

Location

  • Southeast’s main campus and River Campus are located in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
  • The population of Cape Girardeau County is 74,000.
  • The size of the campus is 328 acres.

Enrollment

  • Total enrollment is 11,510 - 10,386 undergraduate students and 1,124 graduate students.
  • Student population is 60% female/40% male.
  • Multicultural population percentage is 10.5%. The percentage increases to 15% when including international students.
  • 82.8% of the students are from Missouri. Out-of-state students represent more than 40 states, with the largest out-of-state representation being from Illinois.

Global Campus

Academics

  • The average ACT score is 23 and the average cumulative GPA is 3.35 for full-time freshmen.
  • The average freshmen class size is 30-35 students.
  • The student-to-faculty ratio is 20-to-1.
  • The average freshman-to-sophomore retention is 72%.
  • Southeast offers more than 200 areas of study.

Colleges

  • Southeast has five academic colleges: Donald L. Harrison College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Performance, College of Liberal Arts and College of Science and Mathematics.
  • Southeast has five schools:  School of Extended Learning, School of Graduate Studies, School of Polytechnic Studies, School of University Studies & Academic Information Services, and Earl and Margie Holland School of Visual and Performing Arts.

Campus Life

Athletics  

  • Southeast competes in NCAA Division I, Ohio Valley Conference athletics.
  • Men’s sports are baseball, basketball, cross country, football and track (indoor/outdoor).
  • Women’s sports are basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, track (indoor/outdoor) and volleyball.
  • Southeast’s mascot is Rowdy the Redhawk, and the school colors are red and black.
  • The Redhawk football team was the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Regular Season Champion.
  • Official Website: GoSoutheast.com
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